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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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